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CRIME & SAFETY
Banned Player Wins Casino Jackpot, Gets Arrested
A banned Iowa player won a jackpot in a casino, despite being self-excluded. The man, who used a fake identity, was arrested, prompting an investigation into the matter. Matthew James Wessels, 43, was a self-excluded player who enrolled in the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission’s self-exclusion program in January last year. However, Wessels couldn’t resist the temptation and eventually visited Isle Hotel Casino in Waterloo, according to reports.
Illegal Immigrant Sentenced for Violent Assault
A Honduras man living in Waterloo has been sentenced for assaulting his girlfriend and stabbing her family members, according to the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. 28 year old Eslyn Hernandez Milla was arrested in May of 2023 after he assaulted his girlfriend and held a box cutter to her neck. When her relatives tried to intervene he stabbed them in the leg and abdomen. He pleaded to Willful Injury and Domestic Assault and was sentenced to 15 years in prison but that was suspended to two to five years of probation. He was then charged by immigration officials with Illegal Reentry.
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